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Fox, Christopher; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Discussion of data quality examines five approaches to defining data in the literature; considers criteria of adequacy; proposes a modeling activity; discusses the most important dimensions of data quality, including accuracy, precision and reliability, currentness, completeness, and consistency; and suggests further research. (Contains 44…
Descriptors: Data, Evaluation Criteria, Literature Reviews, Quality Control

Stewart, John A. – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Illustrates that the Poisson-lognormal model provides good fits to a diverse set of distributions commonly studied in bibliometrics and scientometrics. Topics discussed include applications to the empirical data sets related to the laws of Lotka, Bradford, and Zipf; causal processes that could generate lognormal distributions; and implications for…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Mathematical Formulas, Models, Research Needs

Cooper, Randolph B. – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Organizes, describes, and evaluates management information systems research from 1981 to 1985 to provide an understanding of what constitutes management information systems research and to indicate areas for future research. (210 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Literature Reviews